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April 11, 2013 05:04
Early researchers found that externally administered drugs like morphine worked by docking into receptor cells located in the brain and spinal column. While the drug molecules are docked, pain signals can't use the docks, so the flow of pain is blocked.But why would such cells exist in the first place? Surely not to dock external drugs. The answer is that they are part of a system designed to decrease pain and foster reward, a powerful evolutionary twofer that dishes out rewards using internally generated drugs called endorphins, chemicals that facilitate signals between neurons.

Heart can affect how we feel fear

April 10, 2013 15:41
Human heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, a new study has found. Researchers at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School in UK found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the likelihood of someone taking fright. Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed.

See-through brain shows what's on your mind

April 10, 2013 13:15
Scientists in the United States have developed a method to make a disembodied brain transparent, allowing them to study the organ's intricate wiring without having to slice it up. The feat in chemical engineering has been demonstrated on a brain taken from a mouse, and further tests shows it also works on brain segments from zebrafish and humans, it said. The process, dubbed CLARITY, will revolutionise three-dimensional study of brains and possibly other organs after they are removed from the body, according to the paper, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

World Health Day being observed under theme of high blood pressure

April 9, 2013 16:04
The World Health Day is being celebrated today (Sunday) here in Quetta as elsewhere in the country and the world. The day is celebrated on April 7 every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. Goals: Greater awareness, healthy behaviours, improved detection, and enabling environments The ultimate goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Day: World Health Day celebrates today

April 9, 2013 15:46
World Health Day will be celebrated today Sunday to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948.Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure.The theme for World Health Day in 2013 is high blood pressure‚ also known as raised blood pressure or hypertension.

Seek relief from prickly heat rashes

April 9, 2013 12:36
The dreaded summer is here and along with it comes plenty of humidity and sweating excessively. This is precisely why many individuals end up suffering from heat rashes, also known as prickly heat rashes or sweat rashes. Medically, they are known as miliaria.These sweat rashes occur when excessive sweating blocks the sweat glands and sweat gets trapped in the skin. These rashes commonly occur around the armpits, upper chest, neck and the groin. Besides, the discomfort they cause, they are an ugly sight.

Symptoms of liver disease

April 9, 2013 12:34
Playing an important role in our digestive process, the liver helps process nutrients into forms that can be used by your body. It also acts as a filter, keeping the toxins away from your blood and maintaining the composition of the blood. Liver problems include a wide range of diseases and conditions that damage liver tissue or function.

Dunkin Donuts and PRC Blood Letting Project set April 11

April 9, 2013 09:47
The Dunkin Donuts in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross will hold a blood letting project titled “Dugong Alay, Dugtong ng Buhay on Thursday, April 11, 2013. The blood letting activity will be held at the 6th floor of the Executive Lounge of Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), Pasig City from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. The activity aims to encourage the people in the community and other donors to donate blood to help those who are in need for blood transfusion, ensure that the donated blood is safe, and most importantly, to save lives. Donating blood enables the bo

Tunisian activist 'fears for life' after topless protest

April 6, 2013 12:31
A Tunisian activist said on French television Saturday that she feared for her life after courting controversy by posting topless pictures of herself online in support of Arab women's rights last month. The young woman, who goes by the name of Amina Tyler, provoked the ire of Islamist groups when she posted the pictures of herself online with the words "My body belongs to me" and "Fuck your morals" emblazoned across her naked breasts, in feisty homage to the Ukrainian women's power group Femen.

Awareness can prevent high blood pressure: Minister

April 5, 2013 13:56
Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque on Thursday said that high blood pressure can be prevented through raising awareness among people. He was talking to journalists at a press briefing at his ministry ahead of the World Health Day, which will be observed on Sunday (Apr 7). The theme for the day is: “High Blood Pressure”.
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